Senior Manager, Individual Giving

Organization Background
Young Judaea is a diverse community that educates and empowers Jewish youth to deeply engage with Israel and to lead positive change for the Jewish People, Israel and the World. For over 117 years, Young Judaea has inspired Jewish youth to become engaged leaders and activists with a deep personal connection to Israel through camps, year-round teen programming, Israel immersive experiences, leadership development, and alumni engagement. Young Judaea Global serves as the coordinating and supporting entity for the movement’s national and international programs.

Position Summary
Young Judaea Global seeks a strategic, relationship-oriented, and highly organized Senior Manager, Individual Giving to lead the organization’s annual individual giving program and strengthen its donor pipeline. Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Manager will own annual giving strategy and execution, manage annual and mid-level donors, support the CEO’s major donor portfolio, and help convert alumni and community engagement into philanthropic support.

The Senior Manager will supervise the Alumni Engagement Associate and serve as a central point of coordination across the development function, working closely with the Grants Manager, Office Administrator, finance, communications, and program staff. This role is responsible for keeping fundraising activity aligned, data-informed, and moving toward organizational revenue goals while enabling the CEO to focus on high-level donor relationships and transformational opportunities.

This is a full-time position based in New York City with a hybrid work schedule.

Key Responsibilities
Annual Giving Strategy & Campaign Management
Develop and execute the annual individual giving strategy, calendar, and revenue plan in partnership with the CEO.
Lead annual campaigns, including segmentation, messaging, direct mail, email, digital campaigns, and targeted appeals with support from the Marketing team.
Drive donor acquisition, retention, renewal, upgrades, recurring giving, and re-engagement of lapsed donors.
Monitor campaign performance and giving trends and adjust strategy to improve results.
Coordinate individual giving initiatives with broader organizational communications and program priorities.

Donor Portfolio & Pipeline Cultivation
Manage a portfolio of annual and mid-level donors and prospects, with responsibility for cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and upgrades.
Identify and qualify donors with potential for increased investment and move appropriate prospects into the major donor pipeline.
Support the CEO’s major donor portfolio through research, briefing materials, moves management, meeting preparation, stewardship, and timely follow-up.
Maintain clear next steps and coordinated cultivation plans for priority donors and prospects.

CEO & Major Donor Move Management Support
Prepare donor and prospect briefings, including giving and engagement history, donor proposals, and stewardship materials for CEO.
Coordinate cultivation and stewardship opportunities for CEO-managed donors and prospects.
Track CEO-related donor activity and ensure that agreed-upon follow-up actions are completed.

Alumni, Stewardship & Volunteer Engagement
Supervise the Alumni Engagement Associate and connect alumni engagement activities to long-term donor development.
Develop stewardship strategies and meaningful engagement opportunities for annual, mid-level, and prospective donors.
Create pathways for alumni, parents, volunteers, and other community members to deepen their philanthropic engagement with Young Judaea.
Support the CEO and board leadership in Development Committee activity and other volunteer fundraising efforts.

Data, Reporting & Fundraising Analytics
Maintain an accurate individual giving pipeline and moves-management system in partnership with the Office Administrator.
Track individual giving revenue, retention, upgrades, acquisition, pipeline activity, and campaign performance against goals.
Produce regular fundraising reports and use donor data and trends to inform strategy and priorities.
Work closely with Office Administrator to ensure proper handing of donations and acknowledgement of gifts.
Development Coordination & Fundraising Management
Coordinate with the Grants Manager, Alumni Engagement Associate, Office Administrator, finance, communications, and program staff to align fundraising activity, messaging, and priorities.
Maintain an integrated development calendar across individual giving, institutional fundraising, donor stewardship, major donor follow-up, and volunteer fundraising.
Monitor fundraising progress across revenue streams and provide the CEO with a consolidated view of performance, risks, opportunities, and priority actions.
Maintain moves-management plans and ensure timely follow-up after donor meetings and conversations.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
4–6 years of progressive nonprofit fundraising, annual giving, donor engagement, or related development experience.
Demonstrated experience managing annual giving campaigns and individual donor relationships.
Strong understanding of donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, retention, and moves management.
Excellent relationship-building, communication, project management, and organizational skills.
Ability to work effectively with senior leadership, board members, volunteers, donors, and colleagues across departments.
Comfort with donor databases and fundraising analytics; supervisory experience or demonstrated ability to coach junior staff.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the Jewish communal sector, youth movements, camps, education, Israel engagement, or related nonprofit organizations.
Familiarity with Young Judaea and its programs, community, or alumni network.
Experience with Salesforce or a comparable donor management system.
Experience managing mid-level giving or supporting executive-level major donor cultivation and stewardship.
Experience supporting executive-level major donor cultivation and stewardship.
Experience working with volunteer fundraising committees or boards.
Experience developing donor segmentation, retention, and re-engagement strategies